Tuesday, May 5, 2009
China Quarantines Mexicans
Hoping to contain the swine flu, China is rounding up visitors from Mexico and holding them in conditions that Mexican government has described as "unacceptable." What do you think?
Tommy Williamson,
Luggage Repairer
“At least in America we pay them $3 an hour to be in those conditions.”
Marianne Parsone,
Watch Repairer
“This is awful news for the millions of Mexican college kids who traditionally flock to rural China for its cheap drinks and holiday atmosphere.”
Nathaniel Campos,
Jig Borer
“This is eerily similar to the internment of the Japanese during the Vietnam…er, the Civil…er, World War…agh! History!”
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